Background

Mr. James G. Berges, also known as Jim, serves as a Partner and Operating Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. since 2006. He joined the firm in 2006. Mr. Berges served as the President at Emerson Storage Solutions from 1999 until 2005. Mr. Berges was a Member of Emerson's Office of the Chief Executive, a Business Leader of Emerson Network Power, and oversaw EGS Electrical Group. Over a period of 30 years, he held a number of senior executive positions at Emerson ... Electric Co. and served as its President from 1999 to November 1, 2005, where he led corporate growth and development activities including mergers and acquisitions, planning, and technology and over the course of his career and was responsible for three of its businesses Motors and Appliance Components, Industrial Automation and Network Power. He joined Emerson in 1976 as a Director of Manufacturing Planning and has held key positions in its motor business, including President of Emerson Specialty Motors. Mr. Berges served as the Group Vice President of Emerson since 1988 and as its Executive Vice President since 1989. He held engineering and management positions at General Electric Company. He has been the Chairman of HD Supply Holdings, Inc., since August 30, 2007. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Hussman International, Inc. and St. Louis Science Center's Board of Commissioners. He has been the Chairman of HD Supply, Inc. since August 2007. He serves as Vice Chairman at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He has been a Director of NCI Building Systems Inc., since October 20, 2009 and HD Supply Holdings, Inc., since August 2007. He serves as a Member of the Board of the Directors at Atkore International Group Inc. He serves as a Director of St. Louis Children's Hospital and St. Louis Regional Housing Alliance and Atkore International Holdings, Inc. He serves on the Boards of National Association Systems and U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He has been an Independent Director of PPG Industries Inc. since October 19, 2000. Mr. Berges served as the Non-Executive Chairman of Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. until August 27, 2012. He served as Vice Chairman of Emerson Electric Co. from April 1997 to November 1, 2005.He served as a Director of MKS Instruments Inc. from February 2002 to May 2007; Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. until August 27, 2012; Emerson Electric Co. from 1997 to 2005 and MCN Energy Group Inc. since 1998. He served as a Director of Diversey Holdings, Inc. and Diversey, Inc. from November 2009 to August 12, 2010. He serves as a Member of the Advisory Council at the University of Notre Dame College of Business. He served as the Chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers. Mr. Berges holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.

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